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　　When I come across a good essay in reading newspapers, I am often eager to cut and keep it. But just as I am about to do so I find the article 1 is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to keep 2 , or advice about how to behave and conduct 3 in society. If I cut the front essay, the opposite one is sure to suffer damage, 4 half of it or keeping the text without the subject. 5 , the scissors would 6 before they start, or halfway done when I find out the regretful result.

　　Sometimes two things are to be done 7 , both deserving your attention. You can only 8 one of them, the other has to wait or 9 . But you know the future is unpredictable (无法预测)—the changed situation may not allow you to do what 10 . 11 you are caught in a fix and feel sad. How come that nice opportunities and brilliant ideas should gather around 12 . It may happen that your life changes greatly on your preference of one choice to the other.

　　In fact that is what life is like: we are often 13 the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable like newspaper cutting. It often happens that our 14 is drawn to one thing only 15 we are engaged in another. The former may be more important than the latter and give rise to a divided mind. I still remember a philosopher's remarks: “When one door shuts, another opens in life. ” 16 a casual(随意)or passive choice may not be a 17 one.

　　 18 we do in our lifetime, wherever life's storm lasses ( throw) us, there 19 we can achieve, some shore we can land, that opens up new vistas to us. Don't forget God always helps those who help themselves. While the front door is closed, there must be 20 for you.

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